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India could justly feel proud for its unique contributions to science in the ancient past. However¸ successive foreign invasions and alien rule for centuries pushed science in the background and the country went through with what may be described as the dark age for science. Western science attracted Indian intelligentsia after the establishment of the western system of education and the universities; and despite many constraints¸ the country could produce giants like Prof. J.C. Bose¸ Prof. S.N. Bose¸  Prof. Meghnad Saha¸ Prof. C.V. Raman¸ Srinivasa Ramanujan and Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray.

Founder President Prof. M N Saha
The 1st World War and the world-wide economic depression caused a setback to scientific research globally - much more so in India whose scientists found it difficult even to publish their research work since they had to be almost entirely dependent on foreign journals. The post World War India also saw the rise of the freedom movement which incidentally also drew attention to the numerous problems of the Indian people like poverty¸ hunger¸ diseases¸ recurrent floods¸ droughts¸ famines etc. Patriotic scientists felt deeply concerned with these.